The Basking Shark In Scotland

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The Basking Shark In Scotland

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Author : Denis Fairfax
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 1998-01-01

The Basking Shark In Scotland written by Denis Fairfax and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Nature categories.

The Basking Shark in Scotland is based on archival sources, early historical works and interviews with surviving shark hunters. This 'gentle giant' of the seas, the largest fish in Scottish waters, is nowadays often in the news as conservationists press for its legal protection. Denis Fairfax provides a full history of the fishery for the shark, its anatomy and its biology. The basking shark's scientific history is treated extensively, including the Loch Ranza specimen featured by Thomas Pennant in his British Zoology. Shark incidents are recounted, including the famous Carradale incident of 1937 when an encounter with a basking shark led to the drowning of three people.

A Sea Monster S Tale

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Author : Colin Speedie
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-08

A Sea Monster S Tale written by Colin Speedie and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with Nature categories.

There are few marine creatures as spectacular as the Basking Shark. At up to 11 metres in length and seven tonnes in weight, this colossal, plankton-feeding fish is one of the largest in the world, second only to the whale shark. Historically, Basking Sharks were a familiar sight in the northern hemisphere – off the coasts of Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA, for example. In an 18th Century world without electricity, they became the focus of active hunting for their huge livers containing large amounts of valuable oil, primarily used in lamps. Catch numbers were small enough to leave populations largely intact, but during the 20th Century a new breed of hunter joined the fray, some driven as much by a need for adventure as for financial gain. With improved equipment and experience, they exploited the shark on an industrial scale that drastically reduced numbers, leading to localised near-extinction in some areas. From the 1970’s onward a new generation took to the seas, this time with conservation in mind to identify where the shark might still be found in the waters around the British Isles, employing new technologies to solve long-standing mysteries about the behaviour of this elusive creature. Using the best of both old and new research techniques, the case was built to justify the species becoming one of the most protected sharks in the oceans. Today, the Basking Shark is a much-loved cornerstone of our natural heritage. There are positive signs that the population has stabilised and may even be slowly recovering from the damage of the past, proving that timely conservation measures can be effective. Join us on a journey amidst wild seas, places, people and conservation history in the battle to protect this iconic creature – a true sea monster’s tale.

Basking Shark Hotspots On The West Coast Of Scotland

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Author : C. D. Speedie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

Basking Shark Hotspots On The West Coast Of Scotland written by C. D. Speedie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.

The Wildlife Trusts Basking Shark Project conducted effort-corrected line transect surveys for the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) along the west coast of Scotland between 2002-2006. A total of 11,179km of linear transects consisting of 956 hours duration were covered, and a total of 593 sharks were recorded whilst on transect.

The Basking Shark

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Author : P. A. Kunzlik
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

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Basking Shark Hotspots On The West Coast Of Scotland

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Author : Scottish Natural Heritage (Agency)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

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Basking Sharks

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Author : Adam G. Klein
language : en
Publisher: Checkerboard Library
Release Date : 2006

Basking Sharks written by Adam G. Klein and has been published by Checkerboard Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Basking shark categories.

C.1 ST. AID DLBC. 10-02-2007. $16.75.

Basking Shark Hotspots In West Scotland

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

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The Basking Shark

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

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Gomery Emeric 1902 1969

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language : en
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The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

Hebridean Sharker

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Author : Tex Geddes
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2013-05-13

Hebridean Sharker written by Tex Geddes and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In 'Hebridean Sharker' Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Using an adapted whaling harpoon, he and his crew stalked these huge fish often in perilous conditions, the liver of which is a valuable source of oil. Always a maverick, before World War Two Geddes had been a boxer and a rumrunner to Newfoundland. During the war he established a reputation as an expert knife-thrower and bayonet fencer and served in the Special Forces with Gavin Maxwell (author of Ring of Bright Water). He combined the hazardous pursuit of sharks with crewing the local lifeboat, ring-net fishing, lobstering, deer-stalking and salmon poaching. He went on to purchase the tiny island of Soay, where he lived with his wife Jeanne, continued to hunt sharks and became the Laird. His story is full of adventures and fantastic descriptions of a seagoing life in the islands. It has become a Hebridean classic.